The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-27
MIR. POINDEXTER.
The Exasperating Situation OF
Three Young Girls.

Now Tll leave it to you whether any
thing could be more provoking, more NOR
tifying. more unexpected, and if you don't
think we had every right, If we chose, to
be thunderstruck and indignant and all
that; that is, if any body could be indignant
with the dear, beautiful creature; and if
we weren't obliged to laugh at ourselves
in spite of ourselves the moment she shut
the door, after kissing each of US, and went
out and left us, in her gentle, proud
fashion, looking blankly in each others
faces. We had been talking and combing
out our hair, we three girls, Iris and Prim,
the twins, and l, their younger sister.
'There's no denying it, Prim, he's an ex.
cellent MATCH" Iris had said half an hour
before. HE belongs to one of the Oldest
and best families in the country"
Sand one of the wealthiest," said Prim;
"which is quite as much to the purpose.
You can't live on the bones of your ances.
tors.'
swell, ancestors look down from the
walls of every room in Poindexter Place.
And it is very comfortable, and gives you
quite the sense of being better than the
best to have such witnesses to your claims
as those-undoubtcd ones, too, bought at
no auction sale. Aud then, although it's
not been opened to guests since the old
PoindeXter left this sphere, the city resi-
dence is a perfect treasure-house."
"How do you know2"
20, I've taken pains to find out-ouite
accidentally, OF course, you may be sure.
1t is just full of old Turkey rugs worth
three and four thousand dollars apiece.'
Looking ready to fall to pieces, sup
pose"
, "And Gobelin tapestries, and old ham,
mered silver, and Sevres, and porcelains,
and bronzes, and wonderful glass, and q
picture-gallery. o, there's nothing like it's
dim rich splendor! And must say it would
be very agreeable thing to queen it in
such house as that, especially with an
adoring husband. And somehow never
look at Mr. Poindexter without feeling sure
that he will love the woman he makes his
wife with his whole heart and SOUL"
''You're so romantic, Irisp' said /.
81 must confess he's q little too high and
mighty, little too stately and intellectual
and all that"
'He's going to be Senator Of the United
States, the proudest position ON earth, es.
pecially when it's our Senator, and he ou ght
to be high and mighty" said Prim. "But
you'll never be familiar with him, and it's
shocking to be afraid of your husband"
''Afraid of himl" said /. "Why, he's
awfully handsome, and he's not forty"
'But then," Iris went on, 1--WE don't know.
He mightn't be so very stately and intellect
ual If he ever had chance to unbend, ii
mamma wasn't always by. He might let
himself down from that level and take a
little interest in agreeable trifes. I've nc
doubt that II mamma sat in another room,
as other peoples mothers do, we should,find
that he could laugh and jest as gayly as
Harry Freeman. l saw him looking at Sue
as If he relished hcr laughing ways the
other day. These grave dons like to be
Samused. But there he never gets chance;
mammals always here, with her absurd no.
tions about chaperonage. And then, too,
don't think she's ever found out that she's
mot young now. None of the other girls
mothers think OF hanging round the way
She does, and she always keeps the conver
patton at such heights, and there's so much
majesty and manners and all, that he never
las an opportunity really to know us and
ee what there is OF us. And for my part
INIT quite make up my mind which OF us
yee it Is he really comes to see-at least
pldn't tell to-day Sometimes I've thought
likes Sues spirits, and then I've been
re it's my eyes, and now see plainly
BIT it's your occurrences that's so taking.' y
hDo you know,n said Prim, sit doesn't
lite suit my notion, this sort Of talk-as II
were waiting for the Sultan to throw
b handkerchief"
. l'Rit such Hultan Not flaw about
tp,l heard some one say. And he looks
llAvhat he Is, the very soul OF knightly
cplry There isn't man In all our set
tlcompares with him-a perfect prince
a then the Poindexter diaIaonds, Prim i''
D, 1t won't do to talk so!'' said Prim
= for to-day, it means nothing. Perhaps
pnly comes here because 1t is . pleasant
ce to pass the time. He said something
30 about the atmosphere Of mammals
hwing-room-"
70, OF coursel He has to kow-tow to the
ammss, and say things like that " he